Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Quebec worm

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lumbricus festivus

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Quebec worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Quebec worm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lumbricidae
Genus	Aegilops	Lumbricus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lumbricus festivus

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Quebec worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Quebec worm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Quebec worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.